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Release date: September 12,2003 action sequel Starring Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Enrique Iglesias, Salma Hayek, Marco Leonardi, Cheech Marin, Eva Mendes, Mickey Rourke, Danny Trejo and Willem Defoe DIMENSION FILMS/ Miramax (Intl) |
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all pictures (c) Columbia Pictures Finally, the time has come. The follow up to the 95 surprise hit Desperado is finally here and I just hope it is all worth the wait. Robert Rodriguez is back with his 'designer violence' with Once Upon A Time In Mexico.
Though the film was completed way back in 2002, for some strange reason it was held back till Rodriguez completed and released his final installment of the Spy Kids trilogy- Spy Kids 3D. But now with that trilogy out of the way, its time to wrap up the El Mariachi trilogy. Once Upon A Time In Mexico is actually a part of a trilogy that started way back in 92 with El Mariachi, which was followed later with Desperardo. However most people would still see this flick as a 'Desperado 2' because afterall it was Desperado that really made Antonio Banderas an overnight action star and Rodriguez a director to watch out for.
Rodriguez should be highly appreciated for one thing....he knows how to make movies fast and dirt cheap. Everyone knows that he had to struggle to get his debut El Mariachi made, which even had him volunteering for medical experiments to get the finance done. Then he had a direct-to-cable flick titled RoadRacers which was a 13-day shoot. Hollywood, the big mean industry however took notice only when his 7 million flick, Desperado managed to do phenomenal business in the international circuit, even if not in the domestic one. From then on it was no looking back for Rodriguez who went on to make From Dusk Till Dawn before Rodriguez unleashed the family friendly trilogy of SPY KIDS. The best part about Rodriguez and his style of film making is that his projects are financially very viable. Even his last flick, SPY KIDS 3D was made in just a mere 38 million bucks, and that was recovered in its first week itself. Undoubtedly the kind of directors that any industry would be proud to have.
Back to the movie, Once Upon A Time In Mexico is obviously like any of your kick ass western flicks, but with a total Latino-Mexican flava to the whole thing. And Rodriguez gets his usual buddies like Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin to give company to the returning leads Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. But that is just the beginning of the awesome cast list. Because we also have Johnny Depp playing yet another leading role, while Willem Defoe has been casted as the main villain. To get the spice going, add to that sexy Eva Mendes and even popstar Enrique Iglesias.
Obviously having Johnny Depp in the cast is only going to work in the movie's favor, because after the outstanding success of Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp is certainly in great demand. And hopefully Depp will now prove that he can also carry an action role as good as those eccentric character he usually excels in portraying.
Waiting for the movie for something kick-ass. We have hunks, babes, guns and lots of explosive action. Hope Once Upon A Time In Mexico can take things a step forward.
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